CURRICULUM VITAE

12 March 2011

Personal Statement

I am hardworking, conscientious and take pride in doing a good job.
I work well either alone or as part of a team and I readily form good
working relationships with others. I am well organised and enthusiastic.
I enjoy learning, learn quickly and constantly seek to improve myself.
I rise to a challenge and have always shown myself to be flexible,
adaptable and ready to face new situations.

Personal Details

Education and Qualifications

University of Bath, School of Biology and BiochemistryBSc(Hons) in Biochemistry

1984 - 1991

Beacon Community College, Crowborough, E. Sussex

1991, GCE A'levels:

Biology

Chemistry

Mathematics

Physics

General Studies

1989, 10 Higher Grade GCSE's

Career History

November 1998 - Present: I work as a Senior Analyst Programmer for
MACE Systems Ltd (formerly
MOS Computers), a software house specialising in Pick based database
software for retail and wholesale industries. My work primarily involves software
development and testing, with telephone support, training
and documentation also playing a part. Programming languages used are
Pick Basic and Visual Basic .Net.

July 1997 - July 1998: I worked for 12 months in the Technical
Support department of WWS Ltd, a software house specialising in Pick
database software for the Homecare industry, until being made redundant
due to restructuring of the company. Work was primarily telephone
support.

July 1995 - July 1997: I worked in various temporary positions,
consistently proving myself to be flexible, adaptable and ready to
meet new challenges. In June 1997 I received the first Tunbridge Wells
Brook Street Employment Agency 'Temp of the Month' award. Temporary
jobs were largely secretarial, but also included:

April 1997 - May 1997: Financial Research and data entry at PFM
Valuelink, a leading Financial Management company.

January 1997 - April 1997: Personal Assistant to the Managers at
the Tunbridge Wells Branch of Midland Private Banking, Independent
Financial Advisers.

November 1995 - October 1996: Assistant Buyer in the Systems
Engineering Office of Servomex International Ltd, a major international
OEM of gas analysers and gas analyser systems. Though initially
employed to type purchase orders, I spent most of my time at Servomex
as an engineering buyer and expediter.

October 1991 - June 1995: Throughout this time I was at University
studying Biochemistry. I developed considerable Internet and
WWW experience, becoming one of the first Bath students to set up WWW
pages. I developed practical experience of most standard office
software, particularly spreadsheets and word processing packages, as
well as molecular modelling experience, programming experience (BASIC,
Modula 2 & HTML) and a sound understanding of good programming
practice.

My final year research project involved the molecular modelling of a
protein using a Silicon Graphics workstation. Also in this year I
presented a number of seminars ranging from the ethics of embryo
research to the recognition of self by the immune system.

My thin sandwich degree course included two 6-month placements,
during the summers of 1993 and 1994. My first assignment, as part of
an ongoing project, was to continue with efforts to purify and
crystallise a particular protein of interest (clathrin) for structural
study.

In my second placement my project was to investigate the potential
of a new class of microscopy, Scanning Probe Microscopy, in the study
of protein structure. I also became involved in programming and in
the computer modelling of substrate binding to proteins.

Hobbies and Interests

Juggling - I have been a committee member of Tunbridge Wells
Juggling Club and was 1994/95 Chairman of the Bath University juggling
club.
Unicycling - I have competed at international level and play unicycle hockey
in the UK league as a member of the Severn Wheelers team. I am a founder member of the
Union of UK Unicyclists.
Also swimming, bicycling and reading. I am a member of the Cyclists' Touring
Club and the Bristol Cycling Campaign.